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Role Title: Executive Manager Operational Risk - America
Role location: New York
About Westpac : Westpac Institutional Bank (“WIB”) is Australia’s leading institutional bank, managing the financial needs of corporate, institutional and government clients. We are a leading provider of wholesale banking services in our region, with an increasing presence in the Northern Hemisphere.
How will I help?
As Executive Manager, Operational Risk, Americas, you will provide independent second line risk oversight and advice across Westpac's Americas business. You'll partner with business and risk leaders to ensure risks are appropriately identified, assessed, documented and managed in line with the Operational Risk Management Framework and broader Risk Management Framework.
You will provide specialist, outcome focused operational risk oversight and challenge, helping the business make sound risk informed decisions while supporting the achievement of strategic and commercial objectives. The role also provides valuable insight into emerging risks, business change initiatives, operational resilience and the evolving regulatory environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide independent second line oversight of operational risk management practices across the Americas business.
- Partner with business leadership on strategic initiatives, providing operational risk insight and challenge to support effective decision making and execution.
- Assess and challenge the operational risk profile, control environment and remediation activities to ensure risks are managed within approved risk appetite.
- Deliver thematic reviews and deep dive assessments across key risk areas, providing specialist guidance, challenge and oversight of remediation activities.
- Provide operational risk reporting and insights to senior management, including emerging risks, control weaknesses, thematic issues and remediation progress.
- Support the identification and management of emerging, strategic and external risks impacting the business.
- Provide independent oversight and challenge of operational resilience capabilities, including critical services, business continuity, recovery planning and scenario testing.
- Oversee and challenge third party risk management practices, including supplier, outsourcing and concentration risks.
- Provide independent risk oversight of material business change initiatives, including strategic projects, technology implementations, process transformation and new product activity.
- Support the continued embedment of the Operational Risk Target Operating Model across WIB & Treasury.
- Promote consistency and best practice in operational risk oversight across the Americas business and the broader WIB & Treasury Risk function.
- Analyse and synthesise risk insights from internal and external sources, translating these into practical recommendations for senior stakeholders.
- Monitor regulatory developments, industry trends and external events, bringing relevant insights and emerging risk perspectives to the business.
- Foster a strong risk culture through effective engagement, challenge and stakeholder influence.
What’s in it for me?
This is an opportunity to work closely with senior business executives, Risk leaders and global stakeholders across New York, London, Sydney. You'll play a key role in shaping the operational risk agenda for the Americas region, influencing decision making, overseeing major business and technology change initiatives, and helping the business navigate an evolving regulatory landscape.
Westpac in New York offers a comprehensive range of benefits including flexible working arrangements and various leave entitlements. This includes generous annual leave, purchase leave options, 100% employer funded private medical insurance and participation in a 401(k) plan with profit share contributions.
Fixed compensation for this position is between $180,000 and $220,000, plus bonus.
What do I need?
- Significant experience in Operational Risk, Compliance, Risk Advisory or related risk management roles within financial services.
- Extensive experience providing operational risk oversight, challenge and advice within a complex financial services environment.
- Proven experience in senior Operational Risk, Compliance or Risk Advisory roles within banking or financial services.
- Demonstrated experience providing independent risk oversight and challenge across complex business and regulatory environments.
- Strong track record in Operational Risk, Compliance or Risk Advisory within a regulated financial services organisation.
What’s it like to work here?
When you join, you’ll become part of the broader Westpac family – where we aim to be a friendly, switched-on team working for a single purpose - Creating Better Futures Together – it’s what we do, who we are and why we come to work every day. As an equal opportunity employer, we’re proud to have created a culture where people can be their best, in an environment that values diversity and flexibility.
Within Westpac, you will be part of the Institutional Banking division, where our vision is to be a high performing and innovative institutional bank, committed to enabling the growth of our global clients, our economy, and delivering sustainable shareholder returns.
How do I Apply?
Start Here. Just click on the APPLY button.
Role Title: Executive Manager Operational Risk - America
Role location: New York
About Westpac : Westpac Institutional Bank (“WIB”) is Australia’s leading institutional bank, managing the financial needs of corporate, institutional and government clients. We are a leading provider of wholesale banking services in our region, with an increasing presence in the Northern Hemisphere.
How will I help?
As Executive Manager, Operational Risk, Americas, you will provide independent second line risk oversight and advice across Westpac's Americas business. You'll partner with business and risk leaders to ensure risks are appropriately identified, assessed, documented and managed in line with the Operational Risk Management Framework and broader Risk Management Framework.
You will provide specialist, outcome focused operational risk oversight and challenge, helping the business make sound risk informed decisions while supporting the achievement of strategic and commercial objectives. The role also provides valuable insight into emerging risks, business change initiatives, operational resilience and the evolving regulatory environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide independent second line oversight of operational risk management practices across the Americas business.
- Partner with business leadership on strategic initiatives, providing operational risk insight and challenge to support effective decision making and execution.
- Assess and challenge the operational risk profile, control environment and remediation activities to ensure risks are managed within approved risk appetite.
- Deliver thematic reviews and deep dive assessments across key risk areas, providing specialist guidance, challenge and oversight of remediation activities.
- Provide operational risk reporting and insights to senior management, including emerging risks, control weaknesses, thematic issues and remediation progress.
- Support the identification and management of emerging, strategic and external risks impacting the business.
- Provide independent oversight and challenge of operational resilience capabilities, including critical services, business continuity, recovery planning and scenario testing.
- Oversee and challenge third party risk management practices, including supplier, outsourcing and concentration risks.
- Provide independent risk oversight of material business change initiatives, including strategic projects, technology implementations, process transformation and new product activity.
- Support the continued embedment of the Operational Risk Target Operating Model across WIB & Treasury.
- Promote consistency and best practice in operational risk oversight across the Americas business and the broader WIB & Treasury Risk function.
- Analyse and synthesise risk insights from internal and external sources, translating these into practical recommendations for senior stakeholders.
- Monitor regulatory developments, industry trends and external events, bringing relevant insights and emerging risk perspectives to the business.
- Foster a strong risk culture through effective engagement, challenge and stakeholder influence.
What’s in it for me?
This is an opportunity to work closely with senior business executives, Risk leaders and global stakeholders across New York, London, Sydney. You'll play a key role in shaping the operational risk agenda for the Americas region, influencing decision making, overseeing major business and technology change initiatives, and helping the business navigate an evolving regulatory landscape.
Westpac in New York offers a comprehensive range of benefits including flexible working arrangements and various leave entitlements. This includes generous annual leave, purchase leave options, 100% employer funded private medical insurance and participation in a 401(k) plan with profit share contributions.
Fixed compensation for this position is between $180,000 and $220,000, plus bonus.
What do I need?
- Significant experience in Operational Risk, Compliance, Risk Advisory or related risk management roles within financial services.
- Extensive experience providing operational risk oversight, challenge and advice within a complex financial services environment.
- Proven experience in senior Operational Risk, Compliance or Risk Advisory roles within banking or financial services.
- Demonstrated experience providing independent risk oversight and challenge across complex business and regulatory environments.
- Strong track record in Operational Risk, Compliance or Risk Advisory within a regulated financial services organisation.
What’s it like to work here?
When you join, you’ll become part of the broader Westpac family – where we aim to be a friendly, switched-on team working for a single purpose - Creating Better Futures Together – it’s what we do, who we are and why we come to work every day. As an equal opportunity employer, we’re proud to have created a culture where people can be their best, in an environment that values diversity and flexibility.
Within Westpac, you will be part of the Institutional Banking division, where our vision is to be a high performing and innovative institutional bank, committed to enabling the growth of our global clients, our economy, and delivering sustainable shareholder returns.
How do I Apply?
Start Here. Just click on the APPLY button.
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in risk manager jobs.
- Bachelor's degree in finance, economics, business, or a related quantitative field
- Experience identifying, assessing, and documenting enterprise or operational risk
- Proficiency with risk management software such as Archer, MetricStream, or similar GRC platforms
- Professional certification such as FRM, PRM, CRISC, or CFA
- Knowledge of applicable regulatory frameworks including COSO, ISO 31000, or Basel III
- Strong written communication skills for risk reporting to executive stakeholders and board committees
Tips for Your Risk Manager Job Search
Quantify risk outcomes on your resume
Hiring managers want to see impact, not duties. Replace vague statements with outcomes you drove: percentage reductions in exposure, dollar amounts of losses mitigated, or audit findings you closed. Risk managers who quantify results move faster through screening.
Lead with your risk framework fluency
Many postings screen for specific frameworks, COSO, ISO 31000, or Basel III depending on the industry. Make sure your resume names the frameworks you've worked within and in which contexts, not just generic risk management experience.
Target openings that match your industry vertical
Risk management skills transfer, but employers in financial services, healthcare, and energy each hire for different regulatory environments. Tailor your application to show you understand the specific risks of their sector, not just the discipline broadly.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists risk manager openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Prepare for a case-based interview round
Risk manager interviews frequently include a scenario exercise where you walk through how you'd identify, assess, and respond to a hypothetical exposure. Practice articulating your decision process out loud, not just your conclusion, so interviewers can follow your reasoning.
Negotiate using scope, not just title
When you receive an offer, ask about portfolio size, reporting lines, and regulatory scope before accepting or countering. A senior risk manager role with a narrow mandate may offer less career leverage than a mid-level role with broad enterprise exposure.
Risk Manager Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most risk managers?
The companies hiring the most risk managers right now include Capital One, Amazon, and Information Technology Senior Management Forum, with the largest share of openings in Texas, New York, and Virginia, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. Financial services firms and large hospital systems consistently account for a significant portion of total demand.
How many risk manager jobs are remote?
About 56% of risk manager openings are fully remote or hybrid as of August 2026, though this varies considerably by industry and seniority. Enterprise risk and operational risk roles at technology companies and insurance carriers tend to offer the most remote flexibility, while roles tied to physical operations or on-site regulatory oversight are typically in-person.
How do you become a risk manager?
Most risk managers start in a related analytical role, such as financial analyst, internal auditor, or compliance associate, and build toward risk-specific responsibilities over time. Earning a professional certification like the FRM or CRISC strengthens your candidacy. Developing experience with a recognized risk framework and learning a GRC platform used in your target industry makes the transition more direct.
Can you get hired as a risk manager with little experience?
Entry-level risk manager roles do exist, particularly at larger financial institutions and insurance companies that run formal risk analyst programs. Candidates with strong quantitative skills, a relevant internship, or a background in audit or compliance have the clearest path in. Earning an entry-level certification and applying to analyst-titled risk roles is a practical way to build the experience employers require at the manager level.
What does the risk manager interview process look like?
The process typically starts with a recruiter or HR screen, followed by a technical interview focused on your knowledge of risk frameworks, regulatory requirements, and tools. A second round often includes a scenario or case exercise where you walk through how you'd handle a specific risk event. Final rounds usually involve conversations with senior leadership or the risk committee to assess cultural and strategic fit.
Where can I find and apply to risk manager jobs?
You can find and apply to risk manager jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Find the roles that fit your background and apply directly to each listing from the page above.
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